The southern climes certainly offer an advantage for riding this time of year. However, I will take a few months off in the winter to go snowmobiling ... if I lived down there, I would be parking the bike June-August anyway! Too hot!

As someone I know who moved to Jacksonville, then came back up here, said: "You can always put more layers on, but there's only so many you can take off!!"

To each, his own. I could very easily see having a winter place in New Mexico or Arizona, especially if our winters keep underperforming. If you think motorcycling is expensive, try snowmobiling!